• British rider outwits fellow escapees on first Pyrenean stage
• Time-trial specialist Dennis’s departure shrouded in mystery
Simon Yates, the winner of the 2018 Vuelta a España, sprinted to victory in Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the French Pyrenees to add a stage win in the Tour de France to those of his in the tours of Italy and Spain.
Yates, who is riding the Tour as a support rider to his twin brother Adam, joined a 42-rider breakaway, prior to the first two category one climbs of the day, the Col de Peyresourde and La Hourquette d’Ancizan.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in Bagnères-de-Bigorre
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/18/simon-yates-wins-stage-12-tour-de-france-cycling under the title “Simon Yates takes fine stage 12 win as Rohan Dennis dramatically quits Tour”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
